Agent
Nemesis
Nemesis noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Technically, the word "nemesis" originally referred to an agent of divine justice or retribution for egotistical thinking; thus Batman could be described as Joker's nemesis, but not vice versa.
Source: Arch-Enemy -
It turned out to be run by an agent for recurring nemesis K-Directorate, and she ended up under interrogation with shock therapy as Electric Torture.
Source: Bedlam House -
She considers being an agent for their arch-nemesis as a minor speed bump on the road of Romance.
Source: Literature / The Ultra Violets
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